"El Salvador has nearly 3,900,000 people... "; Pg. 39: "About 80% of the Salvadoran population professes the Roman Catholic faith, between 2 and 3% Protestantism, and the rest apparently do not actively participate in any church. "

"Within the United States, the Pacific Northwest region (Oregon, Washington, and Alaska) is the least religious in the country, with over 62% of the people there unaffiliated with any specific denomination and over 30% claiming the identity of 'No religion/Humanist' (Killen and Silk, 2004). " [Killen, Patricia O'Connell and Mark Silk. 2004. Religion and Public Life in the Pacific Northwest: The None Zone. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press]

Figure 1-3: "Adult Religious Affiliation in Lancaster County " [Pie chart] Old Order Amish: 3%; Other Plain Groups: 12%; No Religious Affiliation: 36%; Other Religious Groups: 49%. "Estimates for all groups include baptized members, or youth over twelve years of age. "

"Almost 66,000,000 Ameicans--36.4% of the population--are not even claimed as church members. This figure is all the more remarkable if we remember that some denominations count [anyone ever baptized or belonged yet subsequently left] "

"...Catholics, 25 percent; Jews, 2 percent; other faiths, 8 percent; and non-affiliates, 7 percent. (These figures are based on a composite sample of over 17,000 Americans from the General Social Surveys, from 1972 to 1984... "

"Within the United States, the Pacific Northwest region (Oregon, Washington, and Alaska) is the least religious in the country, with over 62% of the people there unaffiliated with any specific denomination and over 30% claiming the identity of 'No religion/Humanist' (Killen and Silk, 2004). " [Killen, Patricia O'Connell and Mark Silk. 2004. Religion and Public Life in the Pacific Northwest: The None Zone. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press]

unaffiliated

USA - Spanish-speaking

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80.00%

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1969

Marty, Martin E. Pilgrims in Their Own Land: 500 Years of Religion in America. Boston: Little, Brown and Co. (1984); pg. 448.

"A National Council of Churches leader, Dr. Jorge Lara-Braud, estimated that among the Spanish-speaking people in America, only 15% were Roman Catholic, 5% were Protestant, and the rest remained unaffiliated. "

"Within the United States, the Pacific Northwest region (Oregon, Washington, and Alaska) is the least religious in the country, with over 62% of the people there unaffiliated with any specific denomination and over 30% claiming the identity of 'No religion/Humanist' (Killen and Silk, 2004). " [Killen, Patricia O'Connell and Mark Silk. 2004. Religion and Public Life in the Pacific Northwest: The None Zone. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press]

"We may also consider the unbeliveable loyalty of Denmark's two members of the American based, Theosophically inspired UFO religion the Unarius Foundation, who claim that their work will, in due course attract a large audience, and that most Danes will join them by the year 2,000. "

"Size of Group: Unarius claims to have more than 500,000 students worldwide. Adam Parfrey, a freelance writer whose investigation of Unarius has included observational research, claims that the number of home-study students is probably less than 1000. He notes that the lectures and meetings held weekly at the headquarters in El Cajon typically draw approx. 60 members (Parfrey: 16). "

"Size of Group: Unarius claims to have more than 500,000 students worldwide. Adam Parfrey, a freelance writer whose investigation of Unarius has included observational research, claims that the number of home-study students is probably less than 1000. He notes that the lectures and meetings held weekly at the headquarters in El Cajon typically draw approx. 60 members (Parfrey: 16). "

"Using a more rigorous definition that includes active religious involvement, a major study in 1978 identified 41% of the adult pop. in the country as unchurched... [the majority are] believers & quite religious... but express [this outside of churches] "

unchurched

USA

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44.00%

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1988

Naisbitt, John & Patricia Aburdene. Megatrends 2000: Ten New Directions for the 1990's. New York: William Morrow and Co. (1990); pg. 275.

"In 1988, 44 percent of Americans said they didn't go to church or synagogue--up from 41 percent in 1978. Among these 'unchurched,' as Gallup calls them, 30 percnt said religion was very important to their lives and 77 percent occasionally prayed.

'These unchurched today are, by many measures, more religious than they were a decade ago,' concludes Gallup, who conducted the study for Congress 88, a conference including thirty-five denominations held in Chicago in August 1988. "

"Almost one-third of America's adults have not attended a Christian church service in the past six months other than a special event, a Barna Research Group study reports. The study found that 31 percent of Americans could be classified as 'unchurched' -- a proportion that represents between 60 and 65 million adults -- because they did not attend a Christian service during the past six months other than a holiday service or a wedding or funeral. Researchers found that 40% of men and 24% of women are unchurched. 6% of those not affiliated with a church cited Judaism and 4% cited Islam. 17% of the unchurched claim to be agnostic or atheist. The random telephone survey of 1,015 adults in July 1998 has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points. "

"Almost one-third of America's adults have not attended a Christian church service in the past six months other than a special event, a Barna Research Group study reports. The study found that 31 percent of Americans could be classified as 'unchurched' -- a proportion that represents between 60 and 65 million adults -- because they did not attend a Christian service during the past six months other than a holiday service or a wedding or funeral. Researchers found that 40% of men and 24% of women are unchurched... The random telephone survey of 1,015 adults in July 1998 has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points. "

"Almost one-third of America's adults have not attended a Christian church service in the past six months other than a special event, a Barna Research Group study reports. The study found that 31 percent of Americans could be classified as 'unchurched' -- a proportion that represents between 60 and 65 million adults -- because they did not attend a Christian service during the past six months other than a holiday service or a wedding or funeral. Researchers found that 40% of men and 24% of women are unchurched... The random telephone survey of 1,015 adults in July 1998 has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points. "

"The Undenominational Church of the Lord was founded at Placentia, California in 1918 by Pastor Jesse N. Blakeley, a holiness minister... A second branch of the church was founded in 1920 in Anaheim and became the headquarters... "

"The Undenominational Church of the Lord... Mission churches have been established in Nigeria, India, and Korea, all of which are not [sic - probably should be "now "] autonomous. Though there are fewer than 100 members in the U.S., there are many thousands in the foreign fields. Membership: At last report (1970s) there were 3 congregations: Placentia, California; Chillicothe, Ohio; and Sheridan, Oregon. There are less than 100 members. "

"The Undenominational Church of the Lord was founded at Placentia, California in 1918 by Pastor Jesse N. Blakeley, a holiness minister... A second branch of the church was founded in 1920 in Anaheim... "

"The Undenominational Church of the Lord... Mission churches have been established in Nigeria, India, and Korea, all of which are not [sic - probably should be "now "] autonomous. Though there are fewer than 100 members in the U.S., there are many thousands in the foreign fields. Membership: At last report (1970s) there were 3 congregations: Placentia, California; Chillicothe, Ohio; and Sheridan, Oregon. There are less than 100 members. "

Untitled table: "World Population: 5,804,121,000; Christians: 1,955,229,000; Unevangelized: 1,121,842,000 "; "19.3%--nearly 1 out of 5--will still be unevangelized as of mid-1996. Unless current trends are reversed, the year 2000 will see a world one-third Christian, where 16% of its people have never heard the name of Jesus. "

"19.3%--nearly 1 out of 5--will still be unevangelized as of mid-1996. Unless current trends are reversed, the year 2000 will see a world one-third Christian, where 16% of its people have never heard the name of Jesus. "

"The Unholy Church of the Octopus... The Church is now (as of 1994) about 8 years old. It was set up by Eggbert... TUCOTO is a Sydney (Australia) based organisation and so most of its audience is also Sydney based although we do have members all over Australia and some in New Zealand. "

"Danish members of the Unification Church number (at the very most) around 40 after more than 20 years of missionary work in the country. ISKCON presents the same picture. The organization has around 40 regular devotees in Denmark, and some 150 people who are affiliated to the organization in one way or the other, although not on a full-time scale. "

Table with following columns: Movement; Total Membership; Full-Time Members; P/T Members; Sympathizers.; For this study Clarke "approached researchers & observers in the field of new religions [& org./church reps.] to obtain their opinions & any hard... data "

Table with following columns: Movement; Total Membership; Full-Time Members; P/T Members; Sympathizers.; For this study Clarke "approached researchers & observers in the field of new religions [& org./church reps.] to obtain their opinions & any hard... data "; "10 centres in Italy "

Unification Church

Korea

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1954

Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally published as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 775.

"Unification Church... founded in Korea in 1954 under the leadership of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon; its official name is the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity. "

Unification Church

Korea, North

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1945

Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally published as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 775.

"After the end of World War II in 1945, Moon began to gather followers in Pyongyang, northern Korea. Opposition from the communist authorities led to his arrest and two years' imprisonment. "

"UNIFICATION CHURCH... which gained much publicity in the 1970s. The full name of the movement is The Holy Spirit Association for The Unification of World Christianity, and was founded in 1954 by an engineer Sun Myung MOON. "

Unification Church

Korea, South

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1981

Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 415.

"A number of groups have arisen under Protestant influence. The best known outside of Korea is the Unification Church. "

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